Ministry of Research and Education

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The
Ministry of Research or Education, abbreviated MORE, is only recently
coming back from a near-paralysis caused by its ill-defined role.
The Ministry was founded with the vision of leading both a research
program to gain new technology and a university that would allow
Shirerithians to share their knowledge with one another. Neither of
these roles were able to successfully develop. There was always some
confusion as to what sort of technology the Ministry should be seeking,
with the Ministry of Military Affairs and SHINE being more
likely to develop military-grade code, and the [[Ministry of
Information]] and Ministry of the Interior more likely to develop
technologies useful on the website and forum. Because of a lack of
inter-Ministry communication, there were neither channels for the MoRE
to know what other Shirerithians needed nor a way for it to convince
Shirerithians with the appropriate technological expertise to work for
it. As for the University, despite a number of different systems,
there were few teachers willing to work consistently, and when they
did, often either no one would attend the class or there would be no
way for the teachers to know whether anyone was attending the class.
Among the highlights of the Ministry's history were Shireroth's rocket
program, in which the Ministry launched a few model rockets into the
atmosphere, briefly giving Shireroth space fever before the whole
situation was forgotten completely. Somewhat successful classes taught
at the University included Eoin Dornan's Irish lesson, [[Erik
Metzler]]'s introduction to old Shirerithian documents like [[the Bill
of Rights]], and James Raine's poetry class, mostly notable for its
conspicuous disruption by Philip Locke.
When Kaiser Los III took office, one of his promises was to provide
the Ministry with a new purpose; the result was the ShireWiki.
Although it has yet to be officially announced, it is popularity
believed that the Kaiser intends to give the Ministry control of the
Wiki, charging it with updating it, deleting offensive articles, and
better organizing its categories and navigation system. However, most
of the people most connected with the Wiki, including Osmose and
James Raine are already Ministers or hold another high position, so
for the moment the Kaiser has appointed no Minister, preferring to
control the Ministry directly until a worthy and unattached candidate
arrives.
Among past Ministers of Research and Education were Gryphon Avocatio and Ari Rahikkala.